tearstained

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adjective

Stained with tears.

“She sniffled and wiped her nose on her already tearstained blouse.”

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Meanings

adjectivetearstained (comparative more tearstained, superlative most tearstained)

comparative more tearstained · superlative most tearstained · alternative tear-stained

  1. Stained with tears.

    She sniffled and wiped her nose on her already tearstained blouse.

    1 more example

    With tear-stained eyes, he watched his king still struggling like an earl with the worm.

    1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 45

Origin

From tear + stained.

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Translations

Hungarian könnyáztatta
  • könnyáztattastained with tears
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tearstained,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tearstained.

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